{"product_id":"drinking-closer-to-home-9780061984020","title":"Drinking Closer to Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An honest, haunting portrayal of a beguiling, yet maddening family, who together come of age amidst the shifting morals of a country on the cusp of tremendous cultural change. With humor, compassion and a keen insight into the human psyche, \u003cem\u003eDrinking Closer to Home\u003c\/em\u003e proves that despite the best of intentions, where we come from and where we end up, are even closer than we could ever imagine.\" --Robin Antalek, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Summer We Fell Apart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"So raw and funny I wanted to read parts aloud to strangers.\" --Dylan Landis, author of \u003cem\u003eNormal People Don't Live Like This\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Jessica Anya Blau, critically-acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Summer of Naked Swim Parties\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMary Jane\u003c\/em\u003e, a coming-of-age novel about growing up and learning to love your insane family. \u003cem\u003eDrinking Closer to Home\u003c\/em\u003e is a poignant and funny exploration of one family's over-the-top eccentricities--a book Ron Tanner calls \"heartfelt and hilarious.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlau, Jessica Anya:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJessica Anya Blau was born in Boston and raised in Southern California. Her novels have been featured on The Today Show, CNN and NPR, and in Cosmo, Vanity Fair, Bust, Time Out, Oprah Summer Reads and other national publications. Jessica's short stories and essays have been published in numerous magazines, journals and anthologies. Jessica co-wrote the script for Love on the Run starring Frances Fisher and Steve Howey. She sometimes works as a ghost writer and has taught writing at Johns Hopkins University, Goucher College and The Fashion Institute of Technology. Jessica lives in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491406024978,"sku":"9780061984020","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3d1532f-910b-4265-887d-6d9751b4ba89.jpg?v=1730540487","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/drinking-closer-to-home-9780061984020","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}